Scientists Found a Miracle Drug in Easter Island’s Soil. The Natives Never Saw a Dime.

Rapamycin became a billion-dollar drug, but many of the people instrumental to its discovery—including the people of Rapa Nui ...
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A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil. Should the Indigenous get something for it?

An antibiotic discovered on Easter Island in 1964 sparked a billion-dollar pharmaceutical success story. But the history told ...

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied

Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific ...